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United States Patent | 6,217,495 |
Yalch | April 17, 2001 |
A symmetrical exercise bar is produced having a high radius of gyration for a given total weight with the center of percussion in the distal hand-grip when the exercise bar is rotated like a golf club using a two hand grip. The exercise bar has a light weight high flexure strength middle section for optimum resistance in upper torso exercises of the arms, shoulders, neck, back and waist. The exercise bar has two weights attached to the middle section covered by hand-grips adapted for holding with two hands and adapted for use over the shoulders and neck.
Inventors: | Yalch; Theodore (20072 CR 4126, Lindale, TX 75771) |
Appl. No.: | 300945 |
Filed: | April 28, 1999 |
Current U.S. Class: | 482/109; 473/256; 482/106 |
Intern'l Class: | A63B 021/06; A63B 069/36 |
Field of Search: | 482/92,93,106-109,121,122,124,126 473/219,256 |
3820781 | Jun., 1974 | Kane | 482/93. |
4518162 | May., 1985 | Oates | 482/93. |
4538806 | Sep., 1985 | Wilkerson | 482/108. |
5026063 | Jun., 1991 | Rhodes | 473/256. |
5083790 | Jan., 1992 | Wheatley | 482/109. |
5135455 | Aug., 1992 | King et al. | 482/108. |